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\"Watchit!\"<\/a>\"Watchit!\"<\/a>SolidWorks doesn’t just make CAD software. \u00a0 They also make Yahoo! Widgets<\/a>. \u00a0 One cool widget from SolidWorks Labs<\/a> is Watchit Widget<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0 This widget tracks when changes to watched files. \u00a0 When Watchit detects a change, it populates its window with information about that file. \u00a0 This is useful in environments where two or three CAD users are sharing files in a single network folder. \u00a0 I think this is the intended use. \u00a0 As a bonus, this widget is also good for CAD Administrators who want to make sure network locations for support files are kept intact, as it not only tracks files, but also whole folders. \u00a0 The admin can track if additions are placed into the Materials Database folder (say from materials downloaded<\/a> from Matweb.com)<\/a>. \u00a0 Such notification would allow the admin to then take that file and incorporate it into the company’s material database. \u00a0 It would also allow the admin to detect if some user has “accidentally” modified the SolidWorks template file.<\/p>\n

Note, it might seem that this sort of application works best if placed in a corner in the “second” monitor of a dual monitor computer system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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